A new graphic from the Porsche newsroom is an excellent example of what I’ve been calling the gap between the ERM (easy, routine, minimal judgment) and ISEA (identify, store, evaluate, adapt) functions for every form of “intelligence”. Data on “infrequent maneuvers” caught my eye in particular. I find it misleading to try and frame observations … Continue reading Porsche “Adaptive Cruise” Safety Model
The BBC makes a classic error in their chief environment correspondent’s new report by saying GM started electric mass vehicle development in 1990s (also failing to mention it was shutdown after 2002 by President Bush). Here’s what they say: Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think… The first crude electric car was … Continue reading Why Mass Electric Car Concepts of 1940s May Finally Arrive in 2020s
Catchy title, no? But seriously, cars (from the old word carriage) also are called automobiles because they automate mobility, kind of like robots that move people. I’m calling a car a robot because that’s really what it is. In the recent case of Tiger Woods, his robot sent him at high speed off the road. … Continue reading Did a Robot Just Try to Kill Tiger Woods?
I keep reading the following sentence in safety reports about Tesla, but only about Tesla: NHTSA reports an average of one accident per 484,000 miles. Do you see the NHTSA reporting that anywhere? I do not. And I do not see any other car manufacturer quoting this number either. I see only a sentence Tesla … Continue reading True/False? “NHTSA reports an average of one accident per 484,000 miles”